RFK claims on RT that Covid measures were more detrimental than beneficial
RT examines Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on the Covid-19 pandemic response in light of Donald Trump's selection of him to head the US Health Department. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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RT examines the stance of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US secretary of health nominee, regarding the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
During an interview with RTN DE in Berlin in August 2020, Kennedy asserted that the government's approach to the Covid-19 pandemic was driven more by power grabs than by legitimate public health concerns. Recently, he was nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump for the position of secretary of health and human services.
In 2020, global authorities enacted strict lockdowns in response to the coronavirus outbreak and quickly rolled out vaccines, some of which became mandatory for certain groups in various countries. These actions inspired extensive protests in Germany and other locations. Kennedy, who has publicly criticized the global response to Covid-19, participated in a rally in Berlin, where he spoke with an RTN DE crew.
“Governments love pandemics for the same reason they love wars. It gives them a capacity to impose authoritarian controls on the population. We’ve seen many, many controls that do not make sense to people,” he stated in his comments from August 2020.
Kennedy pointed out that authorities hastily implemented policies aimed at protecting individuals from Covid-19 without a proper “risk assessment.” He emphasized that saving people from the virus while allowing them to suffer from “unemployment, isolation, food shortages, from obliteration of the middle class” was an inadequate approach.
“We need government policies that reflect the best for our democracy, that respect our democracy and respect our humanity and we’re not getting that,” he continued. Additionally, he clarified that he is “not against vaccines” in general but advocates for “safe vaccines."
“I want regulators that are free from financial entanglements with the vaccine industry. We need this because many vaccine programs around the world are very corrupted,” he asserted, adding that a number of vaccines were not subjected to adequate safety testing.
Kennedy also took issue with what he described as an obsession with intertwining healthcare and technology, particularly citing billionaire Bill Gates as an example. “Bill Gates has a belief that human health comes from technology, that the only way to stay healthy is in a syringe,” he noted, lamenting the neglect of more traditional healthcare aspects such as “nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, development.”
Moreover, he criticized the focus on “genetically modified crops and chemical fertilizers,” stating, “People are eating oil, essentially,” in reference to modern dietary practices.
As a long-time skeptic of vaccines and an advocate for organic agriculture, if confirmed, Kennedy would oversee key health agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and National Institutes of Health. He has been an outspoken critic of these agencies and has promised significant reforms should he take the helm.
Rohan Mehta contributed to this report for TROIB News
During an interview with RTN DE in Berlin in August 2020, Kennedy asserted that the government's approach to the Covid-19 pandemic was driven more by power grabs than by legitimate public health concerns. Recently, he was nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump for the position of secretary of health and human services.
In 2020, global authorities enacted strict lockdowns in response to the coronavirus outbreak and quickly rolled out vaccines, some of which became mandatory for certain groups in various countries. These actions inspired extensive protests in Germany and other locations. Kennedy, who has publicly criticized the global response to Covid-19, participated in a rally in Berlin, where he spoke with an RTN DE crew.
“Governments love pandemics for the same reason they love wars. It gives them a capacity to impose authoritarian controls on the population. We’ve seen many, many controls that do not make sense to people,” he stated in his comments from August 2020.
Kennedy pointed out that authorities hastily implemented policies aimed at protecting individuals from Covid-19 without a proper “risk assessment.” He emphasized that saving people from the virus while allowing them to suffer from “unemployment, isolation, food shortages, from obliteration of the middle class” was an inadequate approach.
“We need government policies that reflect the best for our democracy, that respect our democracy and respect our humanity and we’re not getting that,” he continued. Additionally, he clarified that he is “not against vaccines” in general but advocates for “safe vaccines."
“I want regulators that are free from financial entanglements with the vaccine industry. We need this because many vaccine programs around the world are very corrupted,” he asserted, adding that a number of vaccines were not subjected to adequate safety testing.
Kennedy also took issue with what he described as an obsession with intertwining healthcare and technology, particularly citing billionaire Bill Gates as an example. “Bill Gates has a belief that human health comes from technology, that the only way to stay healthy is in a syringe,” he noted, lamenting the neglect of more traditional healthcare aspects such as “nutrition, sanitation, hygiene, development.”
Moreover, he criticized the focus on “genetically modified crops and chemical fertilizers,” stating, “People are eating oil, essentially,” in reference to modern dietary practices.
As a long-time skeptic of vaccines and an advocate for organic agriculture, if confirmed, Kennedy would oversee key health agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and National Institutes of Health. He has been an outspoken critic of these agencies and has promised significant reforms should he take the helm.
Rohan Mehta contributed to this report for TROIB News
